International Association of Fire Fighters
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Fort Worth Professional Firefighters is holding its first stair climb challenge September 13, 2015. TEXT CLIMB TO 91999 OR GO TO CLIMBFORACALLING.ORG.
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International Association of Fire Fighters
June 19 at 2:30pm · 
Crews battle wildfires raging across four Western U.S. states
Crews battle wildfires raging across California, Alaska and Arizona
Wildfires raging in three West Coast states have forced more than 1,000 people to be evacuated from their homes this week in blazes that mark an early start to...
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International Association of Fire Fighters
June 19 at 1:08pm · 
Fresno fire crews depleted to ‘basically nothing’ from chaotic 72 hours
Fresno fire crews depleted to ‘basically nothing’ from chaotic 72 hours
The Fresno Fire Department is recovering after a 72-hour span in which virtually all of its resources were sapped fighting a half-dozen major fires within the city.
FRESNOBEE.COM
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International Association of Fire Fighters
June 19 at 12:21pm · 
‪#‎Toledo‬ man attacks ‪#‎firefighters‬ at station
Toledo man attacks firefighters at station
Police used a stun gun on a Toledo man wearing only underwear after he tried to storm an ambulance and attacked firefighters at a West Toledo fire station early Thursday morning. Toledo police Lt. Dan Gerken...
TOLEDOBLADE.COM
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International Association of Fire Fighters
June 19 at 10:59am · 
With summer here, Las Vegas, NV Local 1285 and Henderson, NV Local 1883 have teamed up to launch a “Check Your Seats in the Heat” community outreach campaign to remind motorists never to leave children and pets alone in a vehicle. 
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International Association of Fire Fighters
June 19 at 8:22am · 
Washington state workers stage protest over possible furloughs: ‘The stress is huge’
State workers stage protest over possible furloughs: 'The stress is huge'
OLYMPIA -- There is still no budget agreement in Olympia and, with the clock ticking to a June 30 deadline, state workers are taking to the streets. Workers at agencies around the state protested o...
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  • Andy King Funny they never said a peep when us California state workers were furloughed 15% for almost 3 years....
    June 19 at 8:35am
International Association of Fire Fighters
June 19 at 7:12am · 
Mass. firefighters: Chemicals in flame retardants are harmful
Mass. firefighters: Chemicals in flame retardants are harmful
22News explains why firefighters from across the state want to ban products containing flame retardants.
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International Association of Fire Fighters
June 19 at 6:00am · 
Scranton ‪#‎Fire‬ Dept. aims to establish hazardous materials response team
Scranton Fire Dept. aims to establish hazardous materials response team
The 19 Scranton firefighters at the Armed Forces Reserve Center wore neon green jumpsuits Tuesday — as comfortable and as breathable as a garbage bag, but...
THETIMES-TRIBUNE.COM|BY BY JOSEPH KOHUT, STAFF WRITER
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International Association of Fire Fighters
June 18 at 11:19am · 
Confined Space Training Gives ‪#‎Firefighters‬ Needed Skills
Confined Space Training Gives Firefighters Needed Skills
KIMBERLY • Fire departments from across the state attended a Confined Spaces Training in Kimberly on Wednesday in an exercise that prepares firefighters for...
MAGICVALLEY.COM|BY BENTON SMITH BSMITH@MAGICVALLEY.COM
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International Association of Fire Fighters
June 18 at 9:00am · 
Analysis: West Palm 2nd best city in US for firefighters
Study: West Palm 2nd best place in U.S. for firefighters | West Palm Beat
West Palm Beach and two other South Florida cities rank as the best places in the country to be a...
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  • Robert B. Bensch What's missing is Palm Beach County is largest coutny east of the Mississippi and PBCFR surrounds and services almost everything that West Palm doesn't. There is virtual no difference between the two except PBCFR rocks!
    June 19 at 6:14am
  • Woody Brooking Henrico County Fire in Virginia.
    June 18 at 9:54am
International Association of Fire Fighters
June 18 at 7:00am · 
General President Harold Schaitberger has issued this statement on Congress’ plan to hold fire fighter retirement hostage for Trade Promotion Authority agenda: 
“Shame, Shame, Shame.
“Today’s plan to tie the fast-track Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and TransPacific Partnership (TPP) bill
to legislation protecting professional fire fighters’ retirement benefits is a new low. H.R. 2146, the...
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  • Bob Merritt So tired of this BS from DC, it is high time to hold Corporatist Politicians and their immoral Puppeteers accountable for the damage they have done to this Country and our economy. We need to undo forty years of failed economic policies and right the ship!
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  • Erich Lauffs First, both parties are unilaterally responsible for the creating of the TPA. With that said, don't pin the blame exclusively on the GOP, despite their trends against labor; the DEMS are equally responsible. 

    Secondly, the TPA is an absolutely TERRIBLE piece of foreign trade policy that essentially develops legal corporate monopolizations, that will inevitably stemi growth.
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International Association of Fire Fighters
June 18 at 5:21am · 
Remembering the Charleston 9
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International Association of Fire Fighters
June 17 at 4:19pm · 
Congratulations to Shreveport Local 514 fire fighter Charles Fredieu on receiving Distinguished Labor Leader Award.
Charles Fredieu makes history
He received the first Victor Bussie Distinguished Labor Leader Award.
SHREVEPORTTIMES.COM
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International Association of Fire Fighters
June 17 at 1:38pm · 
A very active mom saving lives. Great story!
Mother of fallen Boston firefighter helping to wash out cancer
BOSTON (WHDH) -- The mother of a fallen Boston firefighter is working to eradicate cancers that many firefighters face from battling the flames.
WHDH.COM
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